Toluwalase Otukoya After six failed attempt of trying to get on the Nigerian Under-17 football team, popularly called ‘The Golden Eaglet’, before he finally debuted at the Under-23 level, former Mountain of Fire and Miracles (MFM) FC star player, Joshua Akpudje, recounts how it feels to get a chance to play in the national team….
A teenager who claims to be the illegitimate son of Diego Maradona has formally demanded that his body be exhumed. Santiago Lara, 19, lodged the request with a family court in the Argentinian city of La Plata, just two days after the football legend’s death. Maradona, who is considered one of the greatest players of…
Diego Maradona is dead. TruetellsNigeria reports that Diego Maradona died at the age of 60. The Argentine FA confirmed the news in a statement on Twitter which read: “The Argentine Football Association, through its President Claudio Tapia, expresses its deepest sorrow for the death of our legend, Diego Armando Maradona. “You will always be in…
Nominees for the 2020 Best FIFA Player of the Year awards have been announced ahead of the annual ceremony. TruetellsNigeria reports Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Lewandowski, Lucy Bronze and Sam Kerr are amongst the biggest names to have been nominated for this year’s award. The awards ceremony was introduced in 2016, after FIFA…
Ahmad Ahmad, the embattled president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has been banned for five years over financial misconduct. The ban was announced during his campaign to be re-elected for four more years as the head of African soccer. The FIFA ethics committee found “Ahmad had breached his duty of loyalty, offered gifts…
Nigeria’s delegation to Tuesday’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match against Sierra Leone has arrived in Freetown. Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), in a statement on Monday, said the team arrived in the afternoon from Benin City. He said the team had then proceeded on a…
Watch Moment Angry Fans Lock Super Eagles Inside Benin Stadium After 4-4 Draw with Sierra Leone. TruetellsNigeria reports that angry Fans on Friday evening locked Super Eagles Inside Benin Stadium After 4-4 Draw with Sierra Leone. Sports Brilla FM made this known via a post in microblogging platform, Twitter. Watch Video Below: Sports Brilla…
Greg Clarke has resigned his role as FIFA Vice-President. His resignation comes two days after he left the FA over a series of offensive remarks. The 63-year-old also stepped down from his position with FIFA after a telephone call with UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin on Thursday morning. Clarke resigned as FA chairman earlier this week…
Arsenal suffered a humiliating defeat to Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, slumping to 3-0 thrashing. Villa were the better side of the two throughout the match, dominating every department of the game. An own-goal by Bukayo Saka on 25 minutes gave the visitors the lead. Saka, who attempted to smack the ball…
Max Griffin tore Ramiz Brahimaj’s earoff during #UFCVegas13. TruetellsNigeria reports a welterweight bout between Max Griffin and Ramiz Brahimaj served as the second contest of today’s UFC Vegas 13 prelims. Though Ramiz Brahimaj lost to Max Griffin via third-round TKO in their fight at UFC Vegas 13 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nev., the…
